Removable-petal dining table



.I. T. VILES.

REMOVABLE FETAL DINING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT,27,1920.

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J. T. VILES.

REMOVABLE PETAL DINING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 27, 1920.

1 ,406, 1 1 6, I Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

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JOSEPH T. VILES, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

REMOVABLE-FETAL DINING TABLE;

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

Application filed October 27, 1920. Serial No. 419,951.

and useful Improvements in Removable- Petal Dining Tables, of which thefollowing is a specification. i

This invention relates to dining tables and the main feature of theinvention is the provision, in connection with a revolving top forthetable, of a plurality of removable sections in the shape of the petalsof a flower or plant, said sections forming surfaces upon which to dinewhen food; is placed upon therevolving portion of the A further featureof the invention is the provision of means for easily and quicklyattaching the removable sectionsto the main portion of the tablestructure. 7 1 Afurther feature of the invention is the provision of apedestal which is hollow and turc.

formsa housing for the removable sections. whenthey are not in use, a,door being provided .in the pedestal through which the removablesections may be entered.

A further feature of the invention is the provisionof means forornamenting the pedestal and other parts of the table struc- A furtherfeature of the invention is the provision of knobs in connectionwiththerevolving. table top whereby the top maylbe readily rotated, saidknobs being so arranged as to serve astooth pick holders.

A further featurelof the invention is the "provision of means forattaching trimmings and guard rails to thebaseof the pedestal, said basehaving casters attached thereto whereby the table may bereadily'movedfromplace to place. 1

"Other objects and advantages will be herei inafter more fully 'setforth and pointed out made apart of this application,

in the accompanying specification. r

In the. accompanying drawings which are structure showing partsthereofin section,

F gure .21sfa.top,plan view of the table structure with parts brokenout, l

, F lgure l'fis a side elevationof the table Figure 3 is a sectionalview as seen online 3-3 Figure 1, l 1

Figured is a detail sectional view through a modified form of removablesection, and

Figure 5 is a sectional view thereof as seen on line 55 Figure 1.

Referring tothe drawings in which similar reference numeralsdesignatecorrespond- .ing parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates apedestal which is preferably constructed of sheet metal and hollow, saidpedestal having a door section 2 cut therein so that ready access may behad to the interior of the pedestal.- Connected with the lower end ofthe pedestal 1 is a molding 3 having a flange 4 which fits within theend of the pedestal, the opposite edge of the molding resting upon abase 5. Entering the upper end of the pedestal 1 is a solid head 6 whichhas a flange? projecting outwardly a distance over the upper end of thepedestal, and extending from the molding to the flange 7 of the head area plurality of rods 8 which serve to enhance the appearance of the tableas well as for somewhat reinforcing and bracing the same, the

ends of the rods projecting through the molding and flange. f

' Owing to the fact that some of the rods are positioned in the path ofthe door 2, such rods as come in the path of the door are formed insections, bars 9 and 10 being attached to the upper and lower edges ofthe door 2 through which the upper portions of the rods 8 extend and bywhich said sec tions of the rods-are carried, thelower sections of saidrods entering a bar 11 posisupport a'circular ring 15, said pipesections and ring forming a frame structure. The pedestal 1, base plate5 and the pipe sections 13 are interlocked with each other by extendingbolts 16 downwardly through the pipe sections and the pedestal and base,the lower ends of said bolts being threaded through plates 17 attachedto the lower face of the base plate 5, the pipe sections 13 preferablyresting directly on the head 6.

Extending downwardly through the cen ter of the coupling 12 is a pin18,said pin having a collar 19which rests on the upperface of the coupling,that portion of the pin 18 projecting above the collar having a swivelplate 20 mounted thereon which car- 'ries the table top 21, so thatsaidtop can be readily revolved on the pin. In order to readily rotate thetable top, rollers '22 are positioned below the top 21, said rollersbeing'attached to the pipe sections 13 by extending bolts 23 downwardlyfrom the rollers and through said pipe sections. In order to readilyoperate the table top21, a plural-' ity of knobs 24 are attached to thetable top preferably adjacent the peripheral edge thereof so that allcanbe readily grasped for rotating the top, and if desired each knob may beprovided with a cavity 25 into which may be placed tooth picks orsimilar articles.

As best shown in Figure 2 of the draw ings, the table is circular and inorder to increase the capacity of the top and at the same time providestationary portions 26 V which when assembled around the top 21 have thegeneral appearance of petals of a .fiower or plant, the sections 26having an choring rods 27 attached thereto, the free ends of which rodspass through bores 28- in the circular ring 15, the free ends of theanchoring rods extending at an angle so that they will readily enter thebores 28 and hold the sections 26 in a horizontal posit1on andstationary. When the sections are formed of wood they have longitudinalsockets 29 into which one end of the anchoring rods 27 are secured.

As best shown in Figures 4 and 5 of the drawings, the sections may beformed of metal, in which instance the anchoring rods '27 are secured tothe under faces of the sec tions 26 by means of housings 30 which fitaround the anchoring rods and have flanges 31 for securing them to theunder face of the sections 26. If desired a rail 32 may be positionedaround the edge of the base 5, and supported from the base by means ofbrackets 33, and in addition to the rail 32 aguard rail 34 may beprovided which is positioned in a plane above the base 5 and supportedfrom the rail 32by standards '35.

The base 5 is provided on. its under surface withthe usual form ofcasters 36 so that the table may be'readily moved from place'to place.The sections 26 are so constructed that they may be quickly and easilyattached tothe ring 15 by inserting the projecting ends of the anchoringrods 27 through the bores 28 and when the table 1s low pedestal, a doorhinged to said pedestal,

a plurality of pipe sections radiating from the center of and connectedwiththe upper end of said pedestal, a circular ring carrled by said pipesections, a table toprotatably mounted above said pipe sections, aplurality of removable sections for increasing the diameter of thetabletop, and means for anchoring saidiremovable sections around theperipheral edge of the table top and to said circular ring. V

2. In a table construction, a hollow pedestal, means for gaining'a'ccessto the. interior of said pedestal, 'a' table top rotatably mounted abovesaid pedestal, a plurality of pipes radiating from the axisof saidpedes-..

tal, a hollow ring attached to theouter ends of said pipes andpositioned adjacent'the peripheral edge of said'top, a couplingconnecting the innerv ends of said pipes, a pin carried by the top andextending through the coupling for supporting said table top, aplurality of'removable sections, and means for removably attaching saidsections to the hpllow ring around-the peripheral edge of tretop. i

In a't'able constructioma hollow pedestal, a supporting base for saidpedestal, a

, frame-like structure above the pedestal comprising a plurality of pipesections'radiating from the end of said pedestal, a coupling connectlngthe inner ends of said pipe secvertically through the pipe sections ofthe frame-like member of the pedestal and base for locking themtogether, a table top rota.- tably mounted above the frame structure,

and a pluralityof removable sections adapttions, a circular ringconnecting the outer' ends of the pipe sections, bolts'extending ed tobe positioned around theperipheral edge of the table top and connectedwith said ring. i

4. In a table construction, a hollow pedes -v tal, a door hingedto saidpedestal, a head at the upper end of said pedestal, abase at thelowerend ofthe pedestal trimming rods surrounding said pedestal andarranged vertically thereof, the trimmin'g' rods in the path of saiddoor being formed in sections, this 25th day of October, A. D. nineteenmeans for supporting the sectional trimming hundred and twenty. rods arotatable table to above sai pe es 'tal, and a plurality of removablesections JOSEPH VILES' 5 around the peripheral edge of the table top.Witnesses: In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set CAREY S. FRYE, myhand and seal at Indianapolis, Indiana, M. L. SHULER.

